SHAMOKIN - Welch Art Studios, with locations in Shamokin and Mount Carmel, has announced its winners in the Bloomsburg Fair Art Show, which was held in conjunction with the 157th fair in September. Students compete annually in the fair for ribbons and cash prizes.
This year, Welch Art Studios' three locations won a combined total of 65 ribbons, including five first-place winners.
Winners from the Shamokin studio were:
- Porter Kramer, 6, of Sunbury - third in miscellaneous painting and fourth in mixed media painting.
- Corey Sosnoskie, 8, of Shamokin - honorable mention in mixed media.
- Logan Carpenter, 16, of Sunbury - second in pastel, honorable mention in acrylic and honorable mention in mixed media.
- Eric Zalar, 10, of Shamokin - honorable mention in acrylic.
- Annie Richardson, 12, of Shamokin - third in acrylic and honorable mention in pastel.
- Shannon Knarr, 16, of Trevorton - third in drawing (pencil) and honorable mention in both paper art (collage) and acrylic painting.
- Micah Heitzman, 10, of Paxinos - fourth in paper art (collage).
- Collin Zalar, 16, of Shamokin - fourth in mixed materials and honorable mention in paper art (collage)
- Tricity Frederick, 8, of Paxinos - second in paper art (collage) and second in mixed materials.
- Rebekah Heitzman, 14, of Paxinos - honorable mention in acrylic.
- Abbey Noll, 7, of Shamokin - third in mixed materials and honorable mention in acrylic.
- Miranda Balthaser, 8, of Shamokin - third place in paper art (collage) and honorable mention in mixed media.
- Macey Wynn, 5, of Dalmatia - fourth in mixed media painting and honorable mention in acrylic.
- Carley Wynn, 7, of Dalmatia - second in paper art (collage), second in mixed media painting and fourth in mixed materials.
- Lauren Noll, 7, of Shamokin - first in mixed materials.
- Abbi Nicholson, 11, of Shamokin - third in mixed materials and honorable mention in acrylic.
- Dawson Williams, 13, of Shamokin - second in watercolor and fourth in pen and ink.
- Mary Buckles, adult, of Shamokin - first in paper art (collage), first in jewelry, second in straw work designs, second in Christmas stockings, second in wreaths, third in acrylic, fourth in crocheted Christmas tree trimmings and fourth in crocheted Christmas stockings
Winners from the Mount Carmel studio were:
- Caroline Feese, 9, of Mount Carmel - second in acrylic painting and fourth in mixed media painting.
- Nicholas DeManincor, 10, of Mount Carmel - first in mixed media painting.
Instructor Lisa Welch earned a first-place ribbon in acrylic floral painting, a second in acrylic painting (fruit), honorable mention in color photography, first in crocheted hat and scarf set, second in knitting hat and scarf set and a third in crocheted hats.
The students meet weekly at the Northumberland County Art Studio, Shamokin and at Kindermusik with Ann Czeponis in Mount Carmel.